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Barfrestone, the Church of St Nicholas c1960
Barfrestone, the Church of St Nicholas c1960 Ref: B591004
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Year: 1955
The Pantomime at the Welfare Hall A memory of Elvington, Kent My mum was called Jill Drake and my dad was Bob Drake and he worked down the pit. We lived in St Johns Road and I remember that I was about 7 when the Elvington Players was first launched. The Pantomime was Mother Goose and somewhere I have a photo of it which I will try and find it. It was a great hit and I think most families in Elvington had a part. I remember that Pearl and Alf Tridini were in it and the costumes were great. All singing, all dancing. Last edited: 05/01/2007 23:36 by Frankie Hilary |
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Year: 1954
Lamberts Laundry A memory of Huntworth, Somerset I called on many customers in Adisham village before the popularity of the automatic washing machine affected the laundry trade. I served all the main traders: Hosking Post Office, Best Bakery, Colmans Farm, and numerous private households. The generosity of the customers in providing tea and cakes added pleasant hours to my journey and I sometimes took the Sunday service at the Baptist Chapel. My Monday round included Aylesham, Nonington, Elvington, Ash, Wingham, Ickham and Wickanbreaux, Littlebourne and stops in between. Adisham had its own charm [apart from the refreshments mainly offered by Mrs Hoskins at Hazlewood Bungalow], and made I several frends in the village. I left the laundry trade in 1964 to join the legal profession - but have fond memories of the welcoming folk of Adisham. This record will not enhance the village history but the recollection is quite dear to me. I seem to recall a person of my surname resides there still - any connection? Last edited: 24/11/2008 09:17 by Herbert Piddock |
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 Barham, Mill c1955 (ref: B592028) |
Year: 1880s
Great grand parents lived in Barhamn "Black" Mill A memory of Barham, Kent my ancestoers richard walter and family lived in Barham mill. The mill is also the "location" for the movie Raising a Riot. Posted: 11/11/2007 05:53 by Garth Walter |
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 Barham, Mill c1955 (ref: B592023) |
Year: 1959
Through the Kitchen window A memory of Barham, Kent I was born in my Grandparents house - "Wimbourne" - in the valley below the Mill. Many pleasant hours have I spent sitting in the kitchen with my grandmother shelling peas that granddad had grown in the garden. The Mill could be seen from the kitchen window high on the downs. When travelling through Bridge on the Canterbury Road, we would all try to see who could spot the Mill first, a sure sign that we were home again! Last edited: 02/01/2007 21:10 by Mark Whitaker |
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Year: 1950
Ladd Family 1878 A memory of Eastry, Kent My grandfather Ernest Ladd, born Eastry 1878, is buried in the churchyard. Although as a child when visiting my grandmother we would tend the grave and put flowers on it, I only have a vague recollection of its location. My mother and father were married at the church in 1938 (at that time the family lived next to the Andrews family in the High Street), as were her brothers and sister. All Ernest Ladd's children were baptised there, as were 9 of his 10 grandchildren; 1 grandchild was married there and 2 great-grandchildren were baptised there in the 1960s (one coming from USA especially), and another 3 great-grandchildren were baptised there in 1980s. Ernest Ladd came from a family of ten children and although our side of the family all live far from Eastry and most far from our home county of Kent, Eastry holds a very special place in our hearts. Taking Sunday afternoon walks down Buttsole or Brook Street, playing up the gunpark. Picking bluebells in Betteshangar Woods; buying ice lollies from the shop on the cross, special after church lollies that were flavoured with "bing" for 2d. Going shopping for my grandmother to Clarkes or Mr Piddocks the butchers, Mrs Pullen's shop, buying huffkins for tea from Deversons or buying a special treat when I was recovering from having my tonsils out, from Woodruffs the paper shop. My sisters and I as children visited Eastry for all the important family occasions, Christmas, Mothering Sunday, family birthdays, and stayed with our grandmother during school holidays. Although we never lived in Eastry it was our second home. Last edited: 24/11/2008 08:49 by Carole Jewett |
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